Westminster Abbey
Guide
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≈ A$61ChurchAllow 1.5–2.5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A soaring Gothic church packed with royal tombs, memorials to writers in Poets' Corner, the Coronation Chair and a fan-vaulted Tudor chapel.
A brief history
Every coronation since 1066 has taken place here, most recently Charles III's in 2023, and 17 monarchs are buried inside.
Tips
- Best time
- First thing on a weekday
- Cost
- About £30 (check); Evensong is free
- Allow
- 1.5–2.5 h
- Free days
- Free to attend services such as Evensong, though you can't sightsee then
- Hours
- Usually Monday–Saturday about 9:30–16:30, last entry earlier; Sundays for worship only (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Westminster and St James's: Royal and political London: Trafalgar Square, Parliament, the Abbey and Buckingham Palace, linked by parks.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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